The rise of Asia
Subtitle: economy, society, and politics in the industrial age
By: Frank B. Tipton.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Honolulu, Hi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 527
Subjects: East Asia -- Economic conditions; Southeast Asia -- Economic conditions; East Asia -- Social conditions; Southeast Asia -- Social conditions; East Asia -- Politics and government; Southeast Asia -- Politics and government
Description: For many years, Japan was seen as the peculiar exception in Asia: a highly dynamic economy isolated in an otherwise moribund continent. With the rise of the Southeast Asian and Chinese economies, however, it has now become clear that Asia as a whole is experiencing an extraordinary revolution which will result, within a very few years, in living standards for some countries being on a par with those in the West.

The results of this transformation can only be guessed at, but The Rise of Asia adds a far greater sophistication to our understanding of how this process came about, treating the key areas of Asian life (economics, society and politics) as an integrated whole and avoiding the trap of most commentators, who see the phenomenon as an exclusively postwar economic issue. Balancing the uniquely Asian aspects with global developmental factors, Dr.

Tipton creates a convincing picture of how this amazing change has occurred.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-512) and index.